Castle Marquees

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Castle Marquees of Burley are a leading Hampshire marquee hire company, providing luxury marquees for weddings, corporate events and social functions across the New Forest, Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire. They offer "Traditional Marquees" alongside contemporary styled "Open Span" and "Chinese Hat" marquees.

From their base in Burley, in the heart of the New Forest, Castle Marquees have collected a glowing list of testimonials that demonstrate just how far this family run business will go to offer a truly bespoke, personal and amiable marquee hire service.

Castle Marquees of Burley
Castletop Cottage, Castle Hill Lane, Burley, Hampshire.
BH24 4HG
Tel: 01425 40 41 42

Website: Castle Marquees

Rhinefield House Hotel

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Following the graceful Rhinefield Ornamental Drive home to gigantic North American Giant Sequoias (Giant Redwoods) and rhododendron bushes which align the Tall Trees Trail you reach the equally impressive Rhinefield House Hotel. Set in 40 private acres in the middle of the New Forest, not far from Brockenhurst, this luxury country retreat is a mixture of Tudor and Gothic styles which is as romantic as it is eccentric.

One quite outstanding feature of Rhinefield House is the former gentlemen’s smoking room. Modelled as an exact replica of a room in the Alhambra Palace in Granada, it is elaborately embellished with magnificent copper and bronze, hand-cut mosaic tiles and Persian onyx. The Alhambra Room is now available for private dining room for groups of up to 12.

Available to hire for events and as a stylish wedding venue, Rhinefield House Hotel forms part of the Hand Picked Hotels portfolio. The Hotel also boasts a health club with both indoor and outdoor pools, gym, sauna, steam room and jacuzzi and tennis courts.

Rhinefield House Hotel
Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42 7QB

Telephone: 0845 072 7516
Facsimile: 0845 072 7517

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Chewton Glen

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Nestling on the southern edge of the New Forest in Hampshire is the Chewton Glen Hotel and Spa. A short walk from the South Coast and it’s proximity to the New Forest National Park make it an ideal base for exploring, walking or cycling.

Voted the UK’s Favourite Spa Retreat by Readers of Conde Nast Traveller Magazine and listed amongst the best 25 restaurants in the UK by Egon Ronay. The Chewton Glen held three AA Rosettes continuously since 1993 and has just been awarded the ‘Best Small Hotel/Resort Under 100 Rooms in the World 2009′ by The Gallivanters Guide.

Captain Frederick Marryat stayed at Chewton Glen during the 1840s and collated material for his novel “The Children of the New Forest”. The hotel has many of its rooms named after The Children of the New Forest along with some other of his novels and characters.

The Chewton Glen is available to hire for special events and functions as well as a wedding venue. The Hotel is licensed with Hampshire County Council and the New Forest District Council for Civil Ceremonies and can accommodate up to 140 guests for a wedding banquet and 200 for a wedding ceremony or drinks reception.

Within the 130 acres of grounds there is a 9-hole par 3 golf course, a practice range, two indoor and two outdoor tennis courts, an outdoor swimming pool, a croquet lawn and a putting green.

Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa
New Milton
Hampshire
BH25 6QS

Tel: 00 44 1425 275341
Fax: 00 44 1425 272310
Website

iNew Forest

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

iNew Forest is an independent guide to the New Forest National Park. With an emphasis on sightseeing, cycling and picnic spots, iNew Forest is useful resource for anybody who wishes to discover and explore this National Park.

iNew Forest
PO Box 7102
Burley
RINGWOOD
BH24 9DW

iNew Forest – The Independent New Forest

New Park Manor

Friday, August 15th, 2008

The New Park Manor Hotel & Bath House Spa is one of only a select few luxury hotels set in the New Forest National Park.

King Charles II built New Park Manor In 1666, and it became his favourite hunting lodge on his return from exile in France.

There are 24 bedrooms including three four-poster rooms and guests have full use of the Bath House Spa.

Spa Facilities

Spa facilities include; a sanarium, sauna, steam bath, hydro-spa pool, six seat hot tub, Kniepps foot bath, Klafs Experience showers, 16 metre swimming pool, juice bar.

Weddings at the New Park Manor

New Park Manor is licensed for wedding and civil partnership ceremonies and has a choice of three marriage ceremony rooms to chose from.

New Park Manor,
Lyndhurst Road,
New Forest,
SO42 7QH
Tel: +44 (0) 1590 623467